OPD: Man fled after trying to fake urine test

Published: Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 10:26 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 10:26 a.m.

OCALA - Ocala police are looking for a man who ran from a parole and probation office after he was caught using a device to produce clean urine for testing.

Officer Lucas Esquivel went to the Parole and Probation East office at 24 NE First St. on Wednesday and was told that Andrew Scott Skinner, 28, attempted to utilize a Whizzinator, an instrument used to provide clean urine during a drug screen.

The parole official said he saw the device and asked Skinner to lower his pants and remove it. The officer confiscated the device. He said he and another officer asked Skinner to come into his office, but Skinner fled before he could be detained.

Skinner is described as a white male who weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 6-feet tall.

Department of Corrections records show he is on drug offender probation until September 2017 for burglary and trafficking in stolen property. He also has served time for grand theft. His most recent release from prison was in September 2012.

Anyone with information about Skinner’s whereabouts can call OPD at 369-7000, the Crime Line at 369-7061 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP, or visit www.ocalacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters can text “ocalapd” and a tip to TIP411.

<p>OCALA - Ocala police are looking for a man who ran from a parole and probation office after he was caught using a device to produce clean urine for testing.</p><p>Officer Lucas Esquivel went to the Parole and Probation East office at 24 NE First St. on Wednesday and was told that Andrew Scott Skinner, 28, attempted to utilize a Whizzinator, an instrument used to provide clean urine during a drug screen.</p><p>The parole official said he saw the device and asked Skinner to lower his pants and remove it. The officer confiscated the device. He said he and another officer asked Skinner to come into his office, but Skinner fled before he could be detained.</p><p>Skinner is described as a white male who weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 6-feet tall.</p><p>Department of Corrections records show he is on drug offender probation until September 2017 for burglary and trafficking in stolen property. He also has served time for grand theft. His most recent release from prison was in September 2012.</p><p>Anyone with information about Skinner's whereabouts can call OPD at 369-7000, the Crime Line at 369-7061 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP, or visit www.ocalacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters can text “ocalapd” and a tip to TIP411.</p><p><i>- Austin L. Miller</i></p>